Socialist Seminar – Charmaine Chua

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

• In-person event
• 1524, Dunton Tower, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
• Cost: 0.00

• Contact
• Christy Laberge, peco@cunet.carleton.ca, 613-520-7414

Fast Circulation, Slow Violence, and the Transpacific Empire of Capital

THE FAST CIRCULATION, SLOW VIOLENCE, AND THЕ TRANSPACIFIC EMPIRE OF CAPITAL EXPLORES HOW TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE EINFORCE CAPITALIST EMPIRE ACROSS THE TRANSPACIFIC. RATHER THAN A “LOGISTICS REVOLUTION,” CHUA ARGUES THAT POST-1960S SUPPLY CHAIN EXPANSION IS A “LOGISTICS COUNTERREVOLUTION”—A STRATEGY TO SUPPRESS LABOR STRUGGLES AND ECONOMIC SELF-DETERMINATION THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN GOVERNANCE.